Jerusalem: Israeli police clashed with Palestinian protesters on Friday in the latest violence at Al-Aqsa mosque compound, as the United Nations voiced deep concern at spiraling unrest. The Palestinian Red Crescent said that 57 people were wounded, including 14 Palestinians taken to hospital, one of them in a serious condition, after police stormed the compound […]
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Spain sends 200 tonnes of military material to Ukraine: PM
Kyiv, Ukraine: Spain has shipped 200 tonnes of military equipment, including heavy transport vehicles and ammunition, to Ukraine, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said Thursday during a visit to Kyiv. “This is the largest shipment made until now, more than doubling what we have sent so far,” he told a joint news conference with Ukrainian President […]
Air strikes hit western Ukraine as Russian forces mass in the east
Lviv, Ukraine: Airstrikes killed at least seven people in Ukraine’s western city of Lviv on Monday, as Russia pounded targets across the country and massed forces for an expected all-out assault in the east. The airstrikes in Lviv came just hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Moscow of wanting to “destroy” the entire eastern […]
Strikes leave five dead in east Ukraine city of Kharkiv
Kharkiv: A series of strikes Sunday in Ukraine’s second-largest city of Kharkiv in the north east of the war-scarred country left at least five dead and 13 injured, a regional health official told. Maksym Khaustov, the head of the Kharkiv region’s health department, confirmed the deaths following a series of strikes that journalists on the […]
Ukraine war pushes world food prices to record high
Paris: World food prices hit an all-time high in March following Russia’s invasion of agricultural powerhouse Ukraine, a UN agency said on Friday, adding to concerns about the risk of hunger around the world. The disruption in export flows resulting from the February 24 invasion and international sanctions against Russia has spurred fears of a […]
35 killed in station rocket attack in Ukraine: rescue worker
Kramatorsk: A rocket attack killed at least 35 people Friday on a train station in Kramatorsk in eastern Ukraine that was being used for civilian evacuations, a rescue worker told. Journalists on the scene saw at least 20 bodies of people grouped and lying under plastic sheets next to the station. Blood was pooling on […]
Moscow accuses Ukraine of ‘staging’ new footage of dead civilians
Moscow: Russia on Tuesday accused Ukraine of staging new civilian deaths in a number of locations in an effort to pin the blame on Moscow. The Russian defence ministry made the assertion after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky demanded tough new sanctions on Moscow over killings in the town of Bucha that have prompted international condemnation. […]
Spain to expel around 25 Russian diplomats
Madrid: Spain will expel around 25 Russian diplomats and embassy staff over the Russian invasion of Ukraine, following similar moves by Germany and France, Spain’s foreign minister said Tuesday. “The unbearable images we have seen of the massacre of civilians in the town of Bucha after the withdrawal of the Russian army deeply outrage us,” […]
Elderly Ukrainians find shelter in metro carriages
Kyiv: It is not clear what makes Valentyna Katkova cry more: illness and old age, or the fact that she now lives in a Kyiv subway car, fleeing Russian bombing. The 77-year-old is one of some 200 Kyivans who have found shelter in a metro station in the northwest of the city as Moscow’s forces […]
US steps up aid to Ukraine
Kyiv :The United States will unveil a new round of security assistance to Ukraine Wednesday. A White House official said President Joe Biden will unveil another $800 million worth of military aid, expected to include more of the anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles that have helped slow Russia’s three-week-old invasion to a crawl. The package will […]